EP 1030437 A3 20020410 - Method and apparatus for controlling a servo motor using a stepper motor controller integrated circuit
Title (en)
Method and apparatus for controlling a servo motor using a stepper motor controller integrated circuit
Title (de)
Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Regelung eines Servomotors unter Verwendung eines Schrittmotors mit integriertem Regelschaltkreis
Title (fr)
Méthode et apparail pour commander un servo-moteur utilisant un moteur pas à pas avec un circuit integré de régulation
Publication
Application
Priority
US 25052299 A 19990216
Abstract (en)
[origin: US5936371A] An improved DC servo motor driver circuit is provided that is based upon a readily available conventional stepper motor driver integrated circuit (IC). The IC's current "Sense" line that is usually connected to a low value resistor is instead tied to DC common or to ground. The IC's "Comparator" input, which is usually connected to the current Sense line, is connected to a pulsing input signal that provides the comparators with an appropriate voltage to make the comparators believe that more current is required at the very times the remaining portions of the circuit are attempting to provide current to the DC servo motor. An RC circuit is provided at the IC's "Pulse Time" input so that the monostable timer is properly triggered. An ASIC provides the proper logic signals to not only control the direction of the DC servo motor, but also to provide pulses of an appropriate frequency and duty cycle to emulate a pulse-width modulator. The direction signal is connected to the "Phase" input, and the pulse-width modulated signal is provided to interface circuitry that drives the Comparator and Pulse Time inputs. The output transistors in an H-bridge driver stage within the stepper motor driver IC are controlled so as to provide pulse-width modulated voltage pulses across the motor winding of the DC servo motor, such that this DC servo motor can operate exactly as if it were being driven by an integrated circuit that was specifically designed to act as a DC servo motor driver circuit. The average current supplied over time to the DC servo motor is directly related to the duty cycle of the pulse-width modulated voltage pulses across its winding, which in turn is directly related to the duty cycle of the main input control signal.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
H02P 7/06 (2006.01); B41J 19/20 (2006.01); H02P 7/00 (2006.01); H02P 7/285 (2006.01); H02P 8/12 (2006.01); H02P 8/42 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B41J 19/202 (2013.01 - EP US); H02P 7/03 (2016.02 - EP US); H02P 7/285 (2013.01 - EP US); H02P 8/42 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [A] DE 3530271 A1 19870226 - FESTO KG [DE]
- [A] EP 0366620 A1 19900502 - MARELLI AUTRONICA [IT]
- [X] VARIOUS AUTHORS: "Applications of monolithic bridge drivers (AN240)", SGS-THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS APPLICATION NOTE, 1995, pages 1 - 11, XP002189226
- [A] THOMAS L. HOPKINS: "Stepper motor driver considerations - Common problems and solutions (AN460)", SGS-THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS APPLICATION NOTE, 1995, pages 1 - 12, XP002189227
- [A] VARIOUS AUTHORS: "High-power, dual-bridge ICs - Easy stepper motor design (AN238)", SGS-THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS APPLICATION NOTE, 1995, pages 1 - 8, XP002189228
- [A] H. SAX: "Stepper motor driving (AN235)", SGS-THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS APPLICATION NOTE, 1995, pages 1 - 17, XP002189229
- [A] H. SAX: "How to drive DC motors with smart power ICs (AN380)", SGS-THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS APPLICATION NOTE, 1995, pages 1 - 16, XP002189230
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
US 5936371 A 19990810; CN 1264214 A 20000823; EP 1030437 A2 20000823; EP 1030437 A3 20020410; JP 2000245194 A 20000908
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 25052299 A 19990216; CN 00101842 A 20000202; EP 00300334 A 20000118; JP 2000043567 A 20000216